us ke billorin paikar par
kitne dagh nazar aate the

kitne nil ubhar aate the
jaise koi na-shaista

apne aaluda hathon se
billorin saghar ko chhu le

wo shayad jhallati bhi thi
roti bhi chillati bhi thi

nafrat se bal khati bhi thi
aur inhin shoalon ke dam se

chulha bhi jalta rahta tha
lekin ab kitne hi din se

us ke billorin paikar par
koi dagh nahin aaya hai

jaise mai-khane mein saghar
gard-e-mah-o-sal mein lipta

sab ki nazar se dur pada hai
ab na kabhi wo jhallati hai

ab na kabhi wo chillati hai
nafrat ke bal khate shoale

sab ke sab dam tod chuke hain
aur chulha thanda thanda hai